Infinite: Starting from Infiltrating Other Spaces

[Evaluation: An extremely rare crystal. The natural energy within the body of the Lavasioth sometimes accumulates and eventually forms magnificent crystals, which are like gemstones and are called jewels.]

The Lava Dragon's gem is quite large, about the size of a baseball.

It looks like a fiery red jade, exceptionally lustrous and smooth.

Holding it in your hand, you can feel a continuous warmth emanating from the precious jade.

Even just taking it out for a short while warmed up the whole room.

Aowu stared intently at Baoyu, his eyes almost fixed on him.

As we all know, dragons have a strange fondness for beads.

Li Xia tossed the beads in her hand up and down, and an idea suddenly popped into her head.

Smaug's Scales is very useful, but it's only a Tier 1 item.

The defense strength of 6 is reduced by 20% at the second tier, leaving only 4.8.

I will definitely break through to the third tier in the next world, and even then, I'll have to reduce the price by 20%.

That is, 4.8 * 0.8 is approximately equal to 3.8.

It's already lower than most metal armor.

The Zorah Magdaros Gem and Smaug Scale should have good synergy, plus three Zorah Magdaros Material Boxes.

I wonder if these materials can be used to strengthen Smaug's Scale?

Lisa seems to have mentioned that precious Tier 2 materials can be used to upgrade a tier.

However, the cost-effectiveness is very low; the value of 99% of the upgraded equipment is far less than the materials consumed.

Therefore, very few people use it.

But Smaug's scales are different...

Li Xia's eyes lit up; it was a special piece of equipment that didn't take up an equipment slot!

As long as you strengthen it, you'll make a profit!

Having made his decision, Li Xia opened all three boxes. The material boxes were fixed; there was no element of luck involved.

Each box contains a complete set of materials for the Lava Dragon.

The three chests together can craft one and a half pieces of Zorah Magdaros equipment (purple gear).

What about those who don't have enough materials...?

Of course, you should go to those apostles who are ranked lower and have fewer materials to buy from.

It can only be said that the Temple of Light is quite experienced in this regard, allowing everyone to obtain practical benefits and get what they need.

These are the main rewards from the Lava Dragon.

The rest are extra rewards given by the Temple of Light for outstanding performance.

First is the [High-Rank Hunter (Peak)]

This represents an elevation in our global standing.

After taking a quick look at the rights he possessed, Li Xia was surprised to find that they were actually quite good.

such as:

1. Has priority in forging

2. All purchases within the base are discounted by 8%.

3. Additional hunting permits

4. Openable areas +1

These rights are not very valuable, but they are very practical, especially items 3 and 4.

The Hunter's Guild grants each hunter 1-2 monsters of the same type.

In reality, the Temple of Light is prohibiting apostles from profiting by endlessly farming low-star monsters.

Want more materials? Then challenge higher-star monsters.

But now Li Xia can hunt 2-3, which is one more than others.

If you clear all the star levels, you can get at least two more blue equipment pieces and one light purple equipment piece. You can also sell the unused materials to other apostles.

The fourth option, adding one more open area, saves a significant amount of time.

According to the Hunter's Guild's rules, each hunter is only qualified to move to the next area after hunting down the overlord of the current area.

My next destination was the Anthill Wasteland, but frankly, there wasn't much prey to look forward to in that area.

The regional overlord, Long, posed little challenge to Li Xia.

Now we can skip directly to the lower areas, which is undoubtedly a good thing that saves energy.

If you have time left after unlocking all the areas, then going back to clear the Great Anthill Wasteland is a good option.

(Monster Hunter area map: Ancient Forest - Wildspire Waste - Coral Highlands - Rotten Vale)

Having made up his mind, Li Xia looked at the last reward.

[The hidden secrets of this world]

This is a map with the path leading forward outlined in simple strokes.

There was also a line of smaller text above: Land of the Dragon's Rest

[Executioner, you have received guidance on the hidden secrets of this world. Please proceed to the area shown on the map to obtain the next clue.]

Li Xia frowned, then suddenly relaxed.

He knew what it was!

Hidden area! It can also be described as a hidden snow area.

Legend has it that some worlds contain hidden areas that hold the secrets of that world and offer rich rewards.

However, very few people can figure out the secrets of the hidden areas, or rather, the triggering conditions are extremely demanding.

Even the top guilds haven't mastered a reliable method to enter the hidden areas.

Besides the fixed conditions, the most important factor in unlocking hidden areas is that the apostles must perform exceptionally well in the current world.

The Hall of Light felt it necessary to give the apostles an 'bonus question'.

Only then is it possible to trigger the hidden area!

Li Xia gripped the simple map, his eyes narrowing slightly.

Who knows... this might be the greatest reward in the world!

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1. Monthly pass 2. Recommendation vote

Chapter 81 The Failed Art Student - Black Charcoal

"Splash—"

Sparkling water splashed everywhere. Hei Tan picked up a fishing rod made of bamboo and pulled a fish from the edge of the pool, which was constantly thrashing its tail.

"Meow--!"

Awoo immediately rushed forward and, together with observer Abbot, surrounded the fish, activating the Harvest spell!

Aowu and Aibo stood with one hand on their hips, holding something shiny high in the air.

At the same time, he shouted loudly:

"yeah!!!"

Li Xia paused in his grilling of fish, his gaze toward Aowu filled with complex emotions.

Aowu has completely let loose... He even suspects that Aowu is just a little milk dragon and hasn't actually gone to the battlefield.

That's how a sliver of his soul was preserved in that devastating war.

"Hey buddy, look what this is!"

Aibo couldn't wait to deliver the collected materials to Li Xia.

I glanced at it, hmm?

It seems to be a pretty good product.

The upper fin of the hard bamboo mackerel

[Quality: Green (Level 2)]

[Origin: Monster Hunter World]

[Type: Consumable]

[Number of grinding cycles: 10]

[Effect: Sharpens bladed weapons, quickly restoring their sharpness (cannot exceed the original sharpness limit)]

[Review: This fish's upper fin is hard enough to be used as a whetstone, and the fish oil it contains is a superior abrasive and oil.]

Li Xia took the long, thin fish fin, thought for a moment, and then simply called over Black Charcoal.

It has already caught quite a few fish, which are rich in energy and enough to eat.

"Black charcoal!"

The kitten put away the fishing rod, took the barbecue grill, and began to skillfully flip and grill the fish.

"Meow?"

"Yes, I can eat spicy food."

"Meow meow?"

"Add more sauce."

"Meow!"

While answering Black Charcoal's questions about flavor preferences, Li Xia took out Night Silence and placed the gun horizontally on his knee.

He's always maintained his spear, but he doesn't seem to have done much polishing.

The apostles rarely paid attention to the sharpness of the blades; they usually sent them to shops run by employees for maintenance.

But Li Xia felt that he should take better care of his main weapon, especially since Night Silence was now bound to his soul.

However, grinding is extremely common in the Monster Hunter world.

The monsters here have exceptionally tough hides, and sometimes they even have various kinds of 'armor,' such as the Bone Hammer Dragon and the Ice Dragon.

Hunters broke through the defenses by using blunt weapons, gunpowder, or extremely sharp objects.

Conversely, weapons become dull at an alarming rate; sometimes, before a battle is even over, the blade can no longer cut through the monster.

Even when you strike a monster, your blade will bounce off.

I had to rely on the Palico to temporarily distract the monster, and then slip away to sharpen my knife.

Following the learned grinding method, press the cut surface of the fin tightly against the blade and make a forceful cut.

The pale yellow oil immediately seeped out from the fish fins, giving them a slightly gritty feel.

There was also the extremely pleasant sound of sharpening knives.

"Brush brush"

After swinging back and forth a few times, Li Xia felt that Ye Ji's spear blade seemed to have become much brighter.

Give it a gentle wave.

"Om-"

The tip of the gun left a bright, somewhat dazzling scratch in the air.